Rawai

Rawai is a town in , , and has about 17,000 residents. Rawai is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Town with 17,000 residents
  • Description: subdistrict municipality in Phuket province, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Ban Ra Wai” and “Ban Rawei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ko Bon and Sunset viewpoint from Phromthep Cape.

Photo: Dawn in Phuket, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small island SSE of Ko Phuket. It lies 1-2 km off-shore.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: edwin.11, CC BY 2.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3 km southwest of Rawai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rawai and Nai Han.

Photo: WolfgangHolzem1965, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seafront village in . The northern part of is known as Hat Mittraphap, and has some beachfront, while the southern portion is the urban area and a port called Laem Ka.

Photo: ADwarf, CC0.
, more commonly referred to as Nai Harn, is a beach at the southernmost tip of , near Laem Phromthep. The northern bit of is Ao Sen.

Neighborhood
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.
Hat Noi is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa Royale Resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Thani. is situated 4½ km northwest of Rawai.

Rawai

Latitude
7.77581° or 7° 46′ 33″ north
Longitude
98.32772° or 98° 19′ 40″ east
Population
17,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6MVWQ8GH+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2420998962
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1155010
Wiki­data ID
Q15629557
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Thai—“Rawai” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rawai”
  • German: “Rawai”
  • Russian: “Равай”
  • Thai: “เทศบาลตำบลราไวย์”
  • Thai: “ราไวย์”

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Highlights include Rawai Pier and Wat Sawang Arom.

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